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<br />,02,31 <br /> <br />The Gunnison Whitewater Park <br /> <br />Hal"kg-round <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 1. The location of the Gunniron Whilewaler Park before Ctlnstnlction began. <br /> <br />:-.1y involvemmt with the Gunnison \Vhitewater Pll1k began ;nI997-9& when I attended <br />public meetings held by Gunnison County and did site visits to determine the feasibility of the <br />project Then: was sub$lantial public interest in the wlutewateJ: park "ithin the community. <br />The selected reach ofwhileWaterposscssed adequate gradient, adequate historic.al flows and <br />sufficient streambed dimensio!l! t<)cn'.ate a good\1,'hit..waterPark. Figure I sho....,thesclecled <br />TeilChoftheG-unnUonRivcrbcforeoo[l$truetionbcganonthepark, In 1999 REP was hired by <br />Gunnison County to work on the prclimlDary design and permitting oCthe project. <br /> <br />The,,,, WlIS wong interest in the community fur ~ = that would be u.,ed by a wide <br />spectrum. of users. The design intent Slated by Gunnison County and UGRWCD was to create <br />a \\Obitewat.,,- Park with features that were attl'1lCti\'e to aU levels of users. These users would <br />, <br />